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Quinnipiac goaltender Andrew Shortridge is 15-4-2 this season with a 1.43 GAA, a .944 save percentage and four shutouts (photo: Rob Rasmussen).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It might be hard to go unnoticed when you\u2019re leading the country in GAA and save percentage, but that\u2019s how it\u2019s gone for Quinnipiac\u2019s Andrew Shortridge.<\/p>\n

The junior has been outstanding this season for the Bobcats, as he enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 1.43 GAA and a .944 save percentage. That performance has helped Quinnipiac all but wrap up a spot in the NCAA tournament, as the Bobcats enter the weekend sixth in the PairWise rankings.<\/p>\n

But in a season when it\u2019s possible three east coast defensemen will end up in the Hobey Hat trick, Shortridge\u2019s accomplishments have made him deserving of consideration as well.<\/p>\n

One of those three is teammate Chase Priskie, who leads all defenseman with 17 goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a unique situation, Chase and ‘Shorty’ could both be in the top four or five in the Hobey right now,\u201d Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said. \u201cThey\u2019ve certainly both been instrumental to our success.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Priskie, there\u2019s also Harvard\u2019s Adam Fox and Massachusetts\u2019 Cale Makar. Both defensemen are having outstanding seasons for contending teams and could end up as Hobey finalists.<\/p>\n

Should Shortridge make it to the hat trick, he\u2019d be a longshot to win the award. No goalie has won it since Ryan Miller in 2001, although Quinnipiac\u2019s Eric Hartzell was a finalist in 2013.<\/p>\n

While he respects the Hobey selection committee, Pecknold maintains that Hartzell should have won it that year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe they missed the boat on that,\u201d Pecknold said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of an oddity — there\u2019s been some great goaltending over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortridge\u2019s season has been even more impressive considering he began the year in a timeshare with sophomore and NHL draft pick Keith Petruzzelli. That setup worked for the first half, as Quinnpiac went 14-3 before the holiday break.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth ‘Petro’ and Shorty have won a lot of game for us,\u201d Pecknold said. \u201cBut [Shortridge] has been hot. He\u2019s been on another level. He\u2019s ahead of the play always, he gets there, he\u2019s big and he moves well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petruzzelli started the first game of the second half, a 5-4 loss to Colgate on Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

He hasn\u2019t started since then.<\/p>\n

Shortridge credited goalie coach Jared Waimon with helping him make sure the level of details in practice were where they needed to be in order for him to be successful. Even when he was splitting playing time, Shortridge said he stuck to the process, knowing that the results would come. That hasn\u2019t changed even as he has taken control of the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs our practices get harder and harder as the season has gone on farther and farther, it\u2019s made it easier for not only myself but for everyone else on the team to hopefully get better,\u201d Shortridge said. \u201cIf I\u2019m doing better in practice, it\u2019s going to challenge them to want to score on me more and that\u2019s going to come around and make me better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking hold of the starting job in the second half is nothing new for Shortridge. He and Petruzzelli split time last season as well, but two years ago as a freshman Shortridge came on strong late in the season and overtook Chris Truehl as the starter in goal.<\/p>\n

As a veteran this season, Shortridge has been a calming presence for a Bobcats team that routinely dresses a number of underclassmen in important roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s confident, he makes the simples saves, he makes the big athletic saves that make it on ESPN,\u201d Pecknold said. \u201cOur goaltending has been a rock for us all year. When we struggle because of our youth, typically our goaltending has bailed us out.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Quinnipiac is young up front, it boasts several veteran defensemen, although that group took a major hit with the loss of senior Brandon Fortunato to a season-ending injury last month.
\n\u201cOur d-core is a very tight-knit group,\u201d Shortridge said. \u201cBetween Keith and I, and our defensemen there is a 100 percent trust that everyone is going to do their job. They come up with huge blocks in pivotal moments in our game or make a good retrieval under pressure to get it out to the forwards in our zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pecknold has emphasized shot blocking for years, saying in the past that he\u2019s not afraid to sit players who won\u2019t commit to it.<\/p>\n

That hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed by Shortridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, I get fired up when I see someone stepping into a one-timer or stepping into a guy walking down from the point. I feel the energy permeate throughout everyone on the ice and it gets everyone going. Just knowing that every shot is going to be heavily contested has had a calming effect on me, knowing that [the defense] is going to eat the puck or pick a lane to focus on so I can make the save.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortridge\u2019s play has gotten the attention of NHL scouts, although Pecknold declined to elaborate on what they are saying about him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s certainly gotten a lot of interest from the NHL, but Andrew has got to focus on the task on hand,\u201d Pecknold said.<\/p>\n

Quinnipiac enters this weekend looking to bounce back from a 5-3 loss to Clarkson last Saturday and avoid its first losing streak of the season. The five goals were the most allowed by Shortridge this year. The Bobcats travel to Brown Friday and then end the regular season at Yale on Saturday. QU is one point behind Cornell for first place, but there\u2019s also the possibility it drops into fifth place and misses out on a first-round bye.<\/p>\n

That, not his place among the national leaders or a potential NHL contract, is Shortridge\u2019s focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results will come no matter what as long as the process is there,\u201d he said. \u201cThroughout the year, I\u2019ve just really tried to lay low in that aspect and just focus on my job and going into the weekend feeling confident that I can do it the best of my ability.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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